Slow Flowers Podcast

Slow Flowers Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 691 – The Case for Growing Winter Tulips with Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers
November 20, 2024

https://youtu.be/nybZzD1_cEw?si=_UqeABJ7nSfMrKTe In her recent Slow Flowers Journal column, The Business of Flowers, Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers shared how and why she embraces winter t

Episode 690 – Elizabeth Fichter of Queen Bee Blooms shares how to have the conversation that will change perceptions around local flowers
November 13, 2024

https://youtu.be/2d9_GRnbSrI?si=_UjIQWQALrUv-8OJ Owner of Queen Bee Blooms in St. Louis, Missouri, Elizabeth Fichter is a farmer-florist who has given a lot of thought to how she can differentiate

Episode 689 – Marigold and Mint Botanicals’ Izzie Klingels on flowers as an artist’s medium
November 06, 2024

https://youtu.be/KeVZQ9knkCM?si=um0NyuWq-JNw-KAM Izzie Klingels of Marigold and Mint Botanicals (cover photo (c) Sean O'Neill) Marigold and Mint is a brand quite familiar to Seattles local floral

Episode 688 – How to bring more sustainability into your studio or retail shop, with Blair Lynn of Maryland-based Sweet Blossoms
October 30, 2024

https://youtu.be/azIvryBpa9U?si=AeFTkOqj5-PE9EcB There are small and sizable ways to improve on the practices and habits weve relied on for far too long. Todays guest, wedding and events designe

Episode 687 – Secrets of Successful Lily Growers with Gretel Adams of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm and Ko Klaver of Zabo Plant
October 23, 2024

https://youtu.be/8HdQwcsoIfo?si=bUuM9g2uKCT5y1Hx Were diving deep into the world of lily growing, with two experts who share their advice and know-how. Todays episode was recorded as our October

Episode 686 – An autumn flower farm tour + conversation with Caitlin Carnahan of Diamond Day Bouquet, based on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
October 16, 2024

https://youtu.be/XPwCOnCEJQ4?si=QvkEM8TfN2ZhNilS Diamond Day is a charming 1970s folksong by English singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan. The lyrics about a sweet family farm inspired Caitlin Carnah

Episode 685 – Florals for Corporate and Event Clients with Casey Schwartz and Kit Wertz of Flower Duet
October 09, 2024

https://youtu.be/cSGfpRJ4meU?si=p5pd7fNS8uD5gKqU Kit Wertz and Casey Schwartz are a gifted sister duo who own Flower Duet, a dynamic studio serving Los Angeles and the greater Southern California

Episode 684 – Floral Standards, the essential new book from the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market – featuring my conversation with Brad Siebe, Diane Szukovathy and Vivian Larson
October 02, 2024

https://youtu.be/Ns4hRz816No?si=-_mUx9ElsSCtPQ9Q Decades of flower farming experience add up to a new, 336-page reference guide called Floral Standards, compiled by members of the Seattle Wholes

Episode 683 – Paulina Nieliwocki of Blue Jasmine Floral welcomes us to her New Jersey studio and designs a foam-free floral arrangement
September 25, 2024

https://youtu.be/s9Rcn7C_F9A?si=IeP-3B9Qcl6ruZO5 Paulina Nieliwocki is celebrating her 10th anniversary as owner and creative director of Blue Jasmine Floral, a New Jersey-based shop and studio se

Episode 682: Celeste Monke of Free Range Flowers, a diversified cut flower farm operated with partner Jay Roelof – plus, a farm tour to preview ASCFG’s regional meeting in Bellingham, Washington
September 18, 2024

https://youtu.be/ApiN1ZdzaGk?si=bLQsoZe7XzSmvhyA https://youtu.be/EwxlC8aXfrM?si=kXu6PgqkYz9vlish Nothing beats a flower farm tour and I couldnt say no to the chance to visit Free Range Fl